Ozzy - HalfTime Act

[WyoAZBillfan]

Hands down better than They Weekend or The tired s^%* that’s performed in the last few years. 

[Stanley Lombardi]

Weren't Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs available?  "Wooly Bully" never fails to get my toes a-tappin'.

[Buffalo Boy]

3 hours ago, T&C said:

Have you ever listened to Sabotage? Probably Ozzy's finest vocals ever... it's on youtube.

   One of my two favorite Sabbath albums. The best they did with Ozzy!!!

vocals, lyrics, production, Tony’s phrasing🤘💪😍.

3 hours ago, T&C said:

Yeah, the classic rock stations just play the same ***** over and over. Finding a station with deep cuts is better or a college station. We have 88.5 here and they are pretty diverse. 

 

The last Great Sabbath Lp... with no hits lol.

 

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Heaven+and+Hell+album&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2721fd35,vid:OnWsRUKGDeo,st:0

[The Dean]

3 hours ago, Rico said:

I don’t understand the need for any halftime music show ever, that’s piss-break time.

 

I'm with you on that. 

 

If they need music, I'm sure there's a good college marching band around somewhere.

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

8 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

I paid all that money and have to sit through 100 year-old Ozzy. I’d much prefer that weird Creed halftime.

"Weird Creed halftime"?  Seems like an upstanding gentleman.

[machine gun kelly]

8 hours ago, SoMAn said:

I’m a musician and grew up in the era of ‘classic rock’, but can we please just move on? Enough already with these 70-something relic rock acts and this worn out 70’s music. If I never hear Hotel California or More Than a Feeling again I’m fine with it.  
 

You mean like this..  Just saw this one the other day and laughed my ars off.  It’s not witchy woman, but hey.

 

 

8 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

Do they stop selling beer at half time for night games? If so:  No More Beers!

No that’s just for disproportionate amt of drunks in Buffalo.  Just kidding.

[Irv]

Who’s going to translate?

[SinceThe70s]

10 hours ago, Rico said:

I don’t understand the need for any halftime music show ever, that’s piss-break time.

 

6 hours ago, The Dean said:

 

I'm with you on that. 

 

If they need music, I'm sure there's a good college marching band around somewhere.

 

Agree with both of these posts. But if we must have a halftime music show I'll take my chances with way-over-the-hill Ozzy over a lot of other choices.

 

LAMP time - good marching bands aren't confined to college. If you have 10 minutes to kill check this out from a few years ago. Doobies, The Who, Turtles and ELP:

 

 

[The Wiz]

10 minutes ago, Irv said:

Who’s going to translate?

You know you've already got closed captioning turned on on you TV. 

[JESSEFEFFER]

11 hours ago, SoMAn said:

I’m a musician and grew up in the era of ‘classic rock’, but can we please just move on? Enough already with these 70-something relic rock acts and this worn out 70’s music. If I never hear Hotel California or More Than a Feeling again I’m fine with it.  
 

 

I am a pretty smart guy but I am music dumb.  I know what I like and I have high standards but can't explain why.  There is this guy, Rick Beato, who has a Youtube channel that features music of this era.  He is about our age and is from Fairport which means it's likely members here at TBD have some personal connection to him.  He dissects great music down to it's elemental parts in an attempt to demonstrate what makes it great.  I feel smarter after watching his material.  Here is an example:

 

What makes this song great

 

Not much of what I hear today measures up.

[Irv]

13 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

You know you've already got closed captioning turned on on you TV. 

But who will translate that?
 

Ammmrrr gooooooyone awfffff dooooo reeeeelsss awnnn errr crrrzy treat.  

[Malazan]

12 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

He's still alive?

 

I think we have a weekend at bernies situation

[Wacka]

12 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

I paid all that money and have to sit through 100 year-old Ozzy. I’d much prefer that weird Creed halftime.

How about Creed Bratton of the Grass Roots and The Office?

Edited September 3, 2022 by Wacka

[babulator]

Ozzy loves to perform live, dare I say it's what he lives for. He'll perform well, much like Mick does after all these years. He'll perform well, he'll be surrounded by uber talented musicians, he'll play the melody of his classics, it'll be worth a watch.  🤘

 

I saw Ozzy and Crew @ the Aud around 87' or 88', so it's been a while.

[SoMAn]

3 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

You mean like this..  Just saw this one the other day and laughed my ars off.  It’s not witchy woman, but hey.

 

yeah, like that. My wife (Luther Vandross  nut) absolutely hates that song for some reason. I’ve performed it in the past, but since Covid, it’s getting harder to hit those notes at ‘don’t your feet get cold on the wintertime’ section. 

Part of my distain for The Eagles is that I think Henley is a total dick. He’s got guitarist Don Felder to thank for putting million$ in his bank account. It was Felder who created the iconic chord sequence and guitar solos for their biggest hit, Hotel California. Eventually, Felder and co-dick Glenn Frey fired him. 

[MarkyMannn]

[ddaryl]

13 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

He's still alive?

 

So is Keith Richard's 

 

That's the one that always shocks me when we lost so many others sooner like David Bowie and Tom Petty

 

~

Old-school Sabbath will always be on my shuffle.

 

Love Ozzy but I wonder what he really has left in the tank...

 

That being said ***** Yeah Ozzy!!!!!

Edited September 3, 2022 by ddaryl

[T&C]

21 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

yeah, like that. My wife (Luther Vandross  nut) absolutely hates that song for some reason. I’ve performed it in the past, but since Covid, it’s getting harder to hit those notes at ‘don’t your feet get cold on the wintertime’ section. 

Part of my distain for The Eagles is that I think Henley is a total dick. He’s got guitarist Don Felder to thank for putting million$ in his bank account. It was Felder who created the iconic chord sequence and guitar solos for their biggest hit, Hotel California. Eventually, Felder and co-dick Glenn Frey fired him. 

They took their sound from Poco. 

 

Buddy of mine works security at Amalie arena here in Tampa. The eagles were playing and he said they were all instructed to never look any of the members in the eye if they were walking past them. That is pretty dickish.

[SoMAn]

45 minutes ago, T&C said:

They took their sound from Poco. 

 

Buddy of mine works security at Amalie arena here in Tampa. The eagles were playing and he said they were all instructed to never look any of the members in the eye if they were walking past them. That is pretty dickish.

Both bass players were from Poco, the Eagles farm team basically. The countrified California rock of the early 70’ was evolving with Grateful Dead, Jackson Brown, Stone Canyon Band (Rick Nelson), Nesmith’s First National Band, Linda Ronstadt, and Poco among others. The Eagles early recording were the most successful of that group. 
Man, we’re getting way off track here, but anyway, I can do without these acts who had hits 50 years ago and whose voices are shot but now charge $300 at live shows so we can bask in their history.  The Eagles, Skynyrd (and others) are effectively tribute bands since each has only one remaining member from the days of their early success.  
I’m eagerly anticipating the rematch of the surviving members of the 90s Bills and 90s Cowboys. That would be right up there with watching and listening to Ozzy. 

[GolfandBills]

I thought he hated America?  

[frostbitmic]

12 hours ago, Kwai San said:

 

Just like Keith Richards who will outlive ALL of us!!!     ALL.  OF.  US.

 

This man will outlive all of us.....he refuses to die even tho he has been on the edge a few times......you will be gone b4 him!!!

Keith taught Willie Nelson how to play guitar when Willie was just a young boy.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, T&C said:

Buddy of mine works security at Amalie arena here in Tampa. The eagles were playing and he said they were all instructed to never look any of the members in the eye if they were walking past them. That is pretty dickish.

Kind of taking it to the limit, ain't it?...

[Rigotz]

73 year old rock star. Very cool, said nobody under age 50.

[Mr. WEO]

14 hours ago, KDIGGZ said:

First they said because of the high taxes but their PR team quickly changed it to "too many guns." More politically acceptable reason to flee California apparently (even though that state has the strictest gun laws in the country) and I could probably think of a million other reasons to leave but that's the one they landed on. But glad to see he's sticking around long enough to get another pay day. I'll be utilizing the facilities at halftime 

 

UK is hardly a tax haven...

[Gugny]

1 hour ago, SoMAn said:

yeah, like that. My wife (Luther Vandross  nut) absolutely hates that song for some reason. I’ve performed it in the past, but since Covid, it’s getting harder to hit those notes at ‘don’t your feet get cold on the wintertime’ section. 

Part of my distain for The Eagles is that I think Henley is a total dick. He’s got guitarist Don Felder to thank for putting million$ in his bank account. It was Felder who created the iconic chord sequence and guitar solos for their biggest hit, Hotel California. Eventually, Felder and co-dick Glenn Frey fired him. 

 

Hotel California is one of dozens of hits that made the Eagles rich.  Most were written by Frey and/or Henley.  If there was most-expendable original member, it was Felder.

 

I will agree that they (original lineup) all seem(ed) like d!cks.

Edited September 3, 2022 by Gugny

[KDIGGZ]

26 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

UK is hardly a tax haven...

Which goes to show how terrible California is:

https://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/ozzy-osbourne-checking-out-hotel-california-why-taxes#:~:text=The top marginal federal income,the highest in the nation.

[muppy]

4 hours ago, babulator said:

Ozzy loves to perform live, dare I say it's what he lives for. He'll perform well, much like Mick does after all these years. He'll perform well, he'll be surrounded by uber talented musicians, he'll play the melody of his classics, it'll be worth a watch.  🤘

 

I saw Ozzy and Crew @ the Aud around 87' or 88', so it's been a while.

nostalgia at what was, and is Now Mr Ozzy Osbourne. Rock icon and we are losing them yearly. If you were a fan and prefer to keep those memories pure from the 80's I totally get that. I would want to see him perform now because he will give it his all. And  in his situation I think that is brave too. Noone wants to see a broken parody of who he was. I predict he will hella bring it the best he can.

 

 

Edited September 3, 2022 by muppy

[SinceThe70s]

1 hour ago, Rigotz said:

73 year old rock star. Very cool, said nobody under age 50.

 

Not true. There's at least one under 20 year old that thinks Ozzy playing halftime next week is cool. Told me so about 15 minutes ago.

[Mr. WEO]

33 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

Which goes to show how terrible California is:

https://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/ozzy-osbourne-checking-out-hotel-california-why-taxes#:~:text=The top marginal federal income,the highest in the nation.

 

I bet a large chunk of Ozzie's income is capital gains so taxed far less than personal income from other sources. 

 

UK with 45% personal income tax, plus local tax (say, London--1.5%), plus council tax plus 20% VAT on purchases.

 

Cali is expensive though.  Same for NY, NJ....gotta get that SALT deduction back on the books!

 

 

[Golden*Wheels]

1 hour ago, Rigotz said:

73 year old rock star. Very cool, said nobody under age 50.

I was gonna say, I have seen Ozzy and/or Sabbath 15+ times, love him....but at a certain point these old ass grandpas doing metal/rock and roll becomes near parody. He's about as edgy as a butter knife at this point.

[SoMAn]

16 hours ago, SoMAn said:

I’m a musician and grew up in the era of ‘classic rock’, but can we please just move on? Enough already with these 70-something relic rock acts and this worn out 70’s music. If I never hear Hotel California or More Than a Feeling again I’m fine with it.  
 

Quite a diverse set of opinions. That’s what makes this forum great…especially if you agree with me 😜

[LabattBlue]

Fans in the stadium will probably miss some or all of the performance in line at the bathroom.  Those at home are going to be treated to maybe one song.  To those who can't bear to watch one song from Old Ozzy, turn the channel for 15 minutes.

[muppy]

1 minute ago, LabattBlue said:

Fans in the stadium will probably miss some or all of the performance in line at the bathroom.  Those at home are going to be treated to maybe one song.  To those who can't bear to watch one song from Old Ozzy, turn the channel for 15 minutes.

 my reply? D. V. R. Its fabulous 🙂 I partake every week just sayin'

[benderbender]

"Before I start playin, I'm gonna eat this whole sandwich." - Ozzy

[Rocky Landing]

On 9/3/2022 at 8:16 AM, Rigotz said:

73 year old rock star. Very cool, said nobody under age 50.

I'll be there with my 12yo son, and he's actually pretty psyched about it.

[Captain Caveman]

On 9/2/2022 at 9:12 PM, Roundybout said:

 

After what he's put in his body, I'm pretty sure he's immortal. 

 

There can be only one

 

[Freak-O]

Since they play his song Crazy Train at pretty much every sports event in the US it might be fun for the audience to hear him live. I sure prefer this choice to pretty much every other previous half time spectacle. 
 

And by the way, Boston was an awesome band. 

[Captain Caveman]

Ozzy rules

 

Here's a cover I did a few years ago of one of my favorites - 

 

https://prfmonthlytributeseries.bandcamp.com/track/electric-funeral

 

Forgive it's roughness, I usually only give myself a day or two to work on these types of projects.

 

 

[Scott7975]

On 9/2/2022 at 8:47 PM, DallasBillsFan1 said:

Thought I just read he was back in England.  He did not look well.  I think he just did a live performance with Tony Iommi ... Ozzy needed a guard rail around him to stand straight.  I hope he does play, he is awesome.

 

I just read something that said he has parkinsons.